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| My Brisbane TV Speaks in Tongues |
Every week, the IML Team offers you a TV Guide of foreign programs on TV, so you can hear the foreign language you learn with us and get familiar with social and cultural aspects of its country.
Monday August 25th To Sunday August 31st
This week in “My Brisbane TV Speaks in Tongues”:
Don’t miss the beautiful modern classic Japanese anime “Nausicaa and the valley of the winds” (Wednesday night) and the 2007 Australian sensation “The Home Song Stories” (Sunday night).
News in 21 different languages (including Dutch, Spanish and Hungarian)
Films in 10 different languages (including Cantonese, French and Japanese)
Series in 5 different languages (including Arabic, German and Thai)
Docos in 5 different languages (including Swedish, Turkish and German)
TV Listing
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| The IML Takes You to the Movies |
Every week, the IML Team lets you know what Foreign Languages Films are on at the movies in Brisbane.
This week you can enjoy:
French and German with action war film "Female Agents";
French with a twist with the geatest French success in 45 years "Welcome to the sticks";
French, German and Perisan with the cosmopolitan success "Persepolis";
Hindi with Bollywood at the Regent.
see complete listing and session times here
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| Free Courses in Adult Learners Week at State Library Sunday 31 August |
Adult Learners' Week (ALW) has been celebrated in Australia since 1995 and is part of an international festival of adult learning.
To celebrate Adult Learners’ Week , free workshops called ‘Learning Tasters’, will be offered to the public at the State Library of Queensland (SLQ), South Brisbane, 10 am – 3 pm on Sunday 31 August 2008. Everyone is welcome to attend the workshops.
On this occasion, The IML invites you to a free introductory French class at 10.00am and 12.45pm on Sunday 31st August 2008 at the State Library of Queensland.
See the complete program of the workshops here.
For bookings or more information call 3404 3495, email bronwyn.moore@deta.qld.gov.au or visit the website:
www.adultlearnersweek.org |
| Chinese Translation, Language and Culture: Australia, your future starts here |
Published in The Age, this article highlights the necessity for Australians to learn about Chinese language and customs.
Translation: Australia, your future starts here
By Peter Munro (Published in The Age on February 3, 2008)
CHINESE folklore tells the tale of the simple farmer who outsmarts some arrogant monkeys. A farmer on his way to market with baskets of hats is beset by monkeys who steal them and dance about, teasing him by mimicking each movement he makes to recover his goods. But soon the farmer prevails by snatching his own hat from his head and throwing it into the basket, which the monkeys then imitate by throwing in their own stolen hats.
"Ha ha," he cries and hurries off to market with his baskets again full, while the monkeys are left to rue their lost prize.
Children in China are told the tale to teach them humility and wisdom. But the ancient fable also holds salutary lessons for today's young Australians, some of whom heard the story during Melbourne Immigration Museum's kids' festival on China last month. Only a slim minority of those children — who also pasted together paper dragons or decorated noodle boxes — might ever know enough Mandarin to hear the tale in its native tongue.
Australia's future prosperity is aligning itself ever closer to China, largely on the back of the resources boom. But like arrogant monkeys dancing about under a cloud of global economic uncertainty, are we losing our hold on the prize while our booming north Asian neighbour makes its way to market?
Read the whole article |
| Celebrating 75 years of teaching Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, German |
We are compiling stories from students and friends of the IML from all over Australia in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth in preparation for the 75th anniversary in 2009. If you have a story or photos to share about your experience with the IML, we’d love to hear it. Please contact the IML with your anecdote:
Email: iml@uq.edu.au |
| TRE LINGUE - French, Spanish and Italian |
Tre lingue is a group of French, Spanish and Italian language enthusiasts in Brisbane who meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month to practise their languages.
Meeting times in 2008 are as follows :
Location : Lock 'n' Load Cafe, 147 Boundary St, West End ( 50 m down from the Coffee Club )
Time: Every third Saturday of the month from 4.30 -6.00pm
16 August
20 September
18 October
15 November
for further details contact :
Alex Stratton-Funk
0412 722 681
3lingue@tpg.com.au |
| The Garden City, Brisbane Italian Conversation Group |
When: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5:45 PM.
Where: Toscani's Cafe,
Garden City Shopping Centre,
Brisbane.
Who should come:
Anyone who wants to practise speaking Italian and can make it between 5.30-7.00pm each 3rd Wednesday of the month and as a group go to an Italian movie once a year.
Why
It's casual...no cost...no administration..just a monthly reminder from me before the 3rd Wednesday of the month ...no replies required .. no end of conversation...it is linked to TRE LINGE...which I formed 3 years ago
How to find the organizer(s)
"I'm Alex...I'll be wearing a black hat...and a black jersey with MILANO on it.. email 3lingue@tpg.com au if you want to be on a monthly reminder list..0412 722 681"
--Alex
Details
DATES..
20 August
17 September
22 October
19 November
December...too busy too many functions.. |
| WORLD NOMADS TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY SCHOLARSHIP |
Go on assignment to India and have your video documentary broadcast on Nat Geo Adventure!
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You'll also receive a Lenovo Ideapad Y-510 (http://www.lenovo.com.au/) laptop to help document your adventure and an Osprey backpack from Paddy Pallin (http://www.paddypallin.com.au/)
Applications close: August 31, 2008 (AEST) For full application details go to http://www.worldnomads.com/
About World Nomads Scholarships
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The WorldNomads.com Scholarships program is designed to create a dynamic, experiential learning opportunity, which offers mentoring, produces exciting content and facilitates partnerships to publish/ broadcast/exhibit their work. The scholarships aim to attract individuals who have a passion for travel and a strong desire to learn and contribute to making a difference in the world.
Currently, there are 4 scholarships open to anyone: Travel Writing, Podcast Journalism, Travel Photography and Travel Documentary.
Inquiries:
Amanda Byrne - Global Programs Manager
Amanda@worldnomads.com |
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